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CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 13022025

Intensive Blog

A 34-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with a suspected recreational drug overdose and is intubated for a low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Protective measures : Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and have security personnel on standby. There is no past medical history of note.

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First10EM Journal Club: March 2024

Broome Docs

Emerg Med J. Is our PPE evidence-based? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing nebulized ketamine to intravenous morphine for older adults in the emergency department with acute musculoskeletal pain. 2024 Jan 22;41(2):96-102. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213285. Kampan S, Thong-On K, Sri-On J. Age Ageing.

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Episode 38 - COVID-19 Update: An Interview with Andrea Duca, MD

EB Medicine

14:46 Do you put on new PPE as you go room to room? 15:21 What PPE do you currently use? 15:38 When did you create dirty and clean zones in the emergency department? 17:03 What is your annual emergency department volume? 18:04 How many treatment rooms are in your emergency department?

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SGEM#327: MAGNUM PA – Nebulized Magnesium for Pediatric Asthma

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Anthony Crocco is the Deputy Chief – McMaster Department of Pediatrics, Acting Head of Pediatric Cardiology, and creator of Sketchy EBM. JAMA Nov 2020 Case: A four-year-old girl with a known history of asthma presents to your emergency department (ED) after a one-day history of runny nose and cough. Reference: Schuh et al.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 2: Non-Pharmacologic Management

EMDocs

and don PPE (ie gloves, gowns and face-masks, Kevlar sleeves) Calmly explain to the patient that restraints are being applied to ensure the safety of the patient and others. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. Dtsch Arztebl Int.

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2024 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the Board of Directors Candidates

ACEP Now

While ACEP was doing what EPs do best, identifying and caring for the most emergent member needs, ACEP wasn’t doing what the one quarter of U.S. While some issues are handled locally, many issues cannot be solved in our emergency department or hospital. However, unlike 80 percent of U.S.

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SGEM#258: REBOA, Re-Re-Re-REBOA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

After donning your PPE (personal protective equipment) and greeting the trauma surgeon in your resuscitation bay, nursing delivers report that you are about to receive a 24-year-old male that was involved in an explosion that knocked the patient from their vehicle. .